013 - Thematic Session. Religion and Socioeconomic Inequalities (co-sponsored with the Association for the Sociology of Religion)

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

In recent years, a new and important body of research has linked religion with important indicators of socioeconomic inequality, including (but not restricted to) educational attainment and type, occupational and career paths, earnings, and wealth. Theory and research to date indicate that these relationships are reciprocal, i.e., that multiple aspects of religion influence SES, and also that SES shapes religious affiliations, involvement, beliefs, and experiences. The papers in this session will explore various facets of these bidirectional patterns.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Sessions

Session Organizer

• Jeremy E. Uecker, Baylor University

Presider

• Gabriel A Acevedo, University of Texas-San Antonio

Panelists

• Jennifer L. Glass, University of Texas-Austin

• Philip Schwadel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• Darren E. Sherkat, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

• Jeremy E. Uecker, Baylor University

• Lisa D. Pearce, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Discussant

• Gabriel A Acevedo, University of Texas-San Antonio